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Social media pressures artists to prioritize popularity at the cost of quality
Social media pressures artists to prioritize popularity at the cost of quality
Cherianne Yoon, News/Opinion Editor & Art Director • November 17, 2024
Scrolling through my For You page, hundreds of posts and videos flood my vision: Ariana Grande’s new album dropping this Friday. Taylor Swift releasing her 11th album. Beyoncé back in the studio. Billie Eilish teasing new tracks. The excitement should feel electric and exhilarating like it used to before the troublesome pandemic, but the rush of anticipation that once skated up my arms is replaced by a feeling of boredom.
Rowena Chiu (left) and her supporters gather at State of Mind in Los Altos to watch the live election results at Chiu’s watch party. “She’s genuine,” Chiu’s campaign manager Ginnie Noh said. “She is the smartest person I’ve ever met.”
Chiu, Kamhi, Salcman secure seats in Board of Education election
Gavin Lin, Managing Editor • November 19, 2024

The Palo Alto Board of Education election polls closed on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m., with Rowena Chiu, Josh Salcman and Alison Kamhi leading in preliminary...

Junior Brendan Giang plays Dr. Gibbs in Paly’s production of “Our Town.” “Theater is about a community of people coming together to create an experience,” Giang said.
Theatre premieres ‘Our Town’
Lucas Yuan, Editor-in-Chief • November 19, 2024

Paly Theatre’s fall production of “Our Town” premiered at the Performing Arts Center on Nov. 15. Set in early 20th-century New Hampshire,...

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Verbatim: How do college rankings influence your perception of schools?
Annika Chu, News/Opinion Editor • November 15, 2024
How to DIY: happiness
How to DIY: happiness
Cherianne Yoon, News/Opinion Editor & Art Director • November 13, 2024
Senior and Fiery Arts Club Vice President Zachary Crystal turns a blown wire sculpture. “It’s awesome when you get to see the results of your own hard work,” Crystal said.
Glassblowing 101: wielding fire
Dalia Saal, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024
Lockdown
Lockdown
Dalia Saal and Mirai Matsuzawa October 29, 2024
The immigrant experience
The immigrant experience
Heather Song, Managing Editor • October 29, 2024
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Social media intensifies delusional disorder
Social media intensifies delusional disorder
Isabelle Carlsen, Staff Writer • November 7, 2024

After reading posts about gang stalking, Dr. Liz Johnston, a licensed clinical social worker and professor of Social Work at Cal Poly, takes her dog on a morning walk and goes by the school bus yard where...

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Field trips should become more prevalent in school
Isabella Bian, Newsletter Editor • November 19, 2024

If there’s one thing I remember from elementary school, it’s the field trips. Despite the bright yellow school buses smelling of mildew and...

Why bother with student journalism?
Why bother with student journalism?
Nidhi Thummalapalli, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2024

Chances are, if you picked up a newspaper at the end of 2021, the dominant headlines would feature our highly decorated Olympic gymnastics team....

Political media poisons polity
Political media poisons polity
Ethan Chan, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

With the 2024 presidential election nearing, I’m caught in the midst of a tornado of media coverage, heated debates and contentious online...

PAUSD should keep gendered bathrooms at Hoover Elementary
PAUSD should keep gendered bathrooms at Hoover Elementary
Sofia Singer, Staff Writer • October 23, 2024

In March 2024, the reconstruction of Hoover Elementary School began, initially planning to only construct gender-neutral bathrooms. However,...

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Preventing poor posture early necessary to avoid disorders
Preventing poor posture early necessary to avoid disorders
Alex Isayama, Science/Tech Editor • November 3, 2024

After an hour of practicing the cello, junior Jeremy Yuen feels a familiar tension creeping up his back. Despite his efforts to sit upright,...

Earth gains a temporary second moon, but don’t expect to catch a glimpse without a telescope
Lea Kwan, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024

A big asteroid plummets into Earth’s atmosphere at 400,000 kilometers per hour. Captured by Earth’s gravitational field, it begins to disintegrate,...

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